Original Landscape Painting Of Camp Kilo Watt

Hey Friends.  Posted another Painting to my new website.  It is 18" x 24".  Varnished and wired, ready to hang.

Click here - where it is available.

Thanks for stopping by.

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ORIGINAL OIL LANDSCAPE PAINTING WITH SHEEP

Hey Friends,  Here is another painting that will be hanging in the Holiday show at the Jefferson Center.  The Jefferson Center is in DT Roanoke, Va., CLICK HERE for more info and directions.

You may not be able to tell here but there are some sheep in the meadow.

Hope you are making plans to meet us on Nov. 29th from 2-4pm for the reception.

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ORIGINAL ART OF DOUTHAT STATE PARK NO. 12

 

Hey Friends,  Today is Sunday and it has been close to zero for a couple of days now here in the SW Mountains of Virginia.  The weather reports say we are going to get a ton of snow starting in the morning.  I feel really sad for the little birds and their skinny little legs.  Hope they make it.

 

So this day was spent on the couch in front of the TV painting little 5x7's so I wouldn't lose my mind.

I painted from photos taken at Douthat State Park (that's no. 12 above) and a very embellished scene from Garrett farm and a foggy morning at the Crazy People on the Hill and a Dragon Fly on a flower just to make me happy.

The No. 12 above is available in a Ebay Auction - CLICK HERE.

 

Please come back. I will post the other little guys here tomorrow.

 

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Summer Trip and Plein Air Painting

 

Hey Friends,  I'm sure you have heard about the little summer retreat the Double Line Painters took at the end of the summer to Douthat State Park.  We enjoyed it so much, we are already looking for the next trip.  The painting above is on Ebay for auction.  Click HERE.

 

The top painting was done from my left side.  I looked to my right and got this view.  You can camp on the land over there.  If you follow the water on around this bend you find the source of the lake water.  A beautiful stream.  I would like to go back and follow that stream.

This is on Ebay also.  Click HERE.

 

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Pretties from Douthat

 

Hey Friends,  This is titled "Cabin on the Hill"

 

And this is titled "At Campers Edge"

 

Click either of the colored names for Ebay.

 

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I'm Wishing for Summertime to Hurry Back

 

Hey Friends,  Another oldie for auction on Ebay !  CLICK HERE to see this fun 10" sq. gallery wrapped canvas.

 

And here is a plein air piece done while on Mill Mtn. with the other Double Line Painters.  This was right behind the star on a berm.  Click Here.

 

Hope you enjoyed your "Black Friday".

 

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ENDING SOON !

 

Hey Friends,  Thought I should let you know these two little paintings and a couple more are ending on Ebay soon.  They could be unique little gifts for your favorite people.

Click Here for the lake painting.

 

Click Here for the Cowgirl.

 

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Travel carefully

"Campfire No. 2"

Hey Friends,  Trying my hand at a nocturne here.  Of course it's totally made up.  The fire photo came from a marshmallow roasting night at my sisters years ago.  The moon photo came from last year when I was in my secret place trying to catch the blue moon.  And the rest is a memory.
I DID enjoy doing this however difficult it may have been.  And it is a bit darker then my computer shows.  You know, ya got the light shining thru this image but not in real life.
  Check it out HERE

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Travel Well

Day 29 of 30 day Challenge "Smith Mountain Lake"

Hey Friends, Well this is water, yes.  Lake water, not ocean water.  But it'll be fine.  I love water any way you paint it.  This 10"x 8" acrylic plein-aire was painted this past summer while we, the DLP, were at Midge Club house at Smith Mountain Lake.  This is a pretty big lake here in SW Virginia.  It was constructed by AEP years ago and has a lot of retirees around it.
This is going over to Ebay for auction starting at a penny !  Right !
Click Here for the auction link.

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Jumpers

Hey Friends, This is the piece I started last week. Maybe I should have taken a before shot, but it wasn't very pretty. I was trying to make it look like a lake. But the water was just too dark. Now it looks more tropical than I intended.
This has been painted from memory. I'm sure that's why I had trouble. I think memory paintings take a lot of practice. And I don't have time for that, that's why I normally use photos.
AND painting people from memory is really tuff. I think the little guy on the left reminds me of SOROLLA's "Sad Inheritance". Mind you I said Reminds. If I were 1/10th as good at painting as Sorolla I would probably be wealthy !

I have not finished the Peacock ! Maybe Thursday. Please comment/critique - It always helps.

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GIRLS LIKE TO FISH TOO

I saw this little boat with the people fishing on a trip to Smith Mountain Lake several years ago. Found the photos just the other day when I was moving stuff around in the studio. I like to fish myself but not too many women do, so I found it interesting that this woman liked fishing too. A pleasant, peaceful way to spend time outdoors. CLICK HERE if you want this 8" x 10" painting for a gift or yourself. Happy dreams!

VIEW OF SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE

SML again, here inthe SW mountains of Va. Lakes are always a peaceful, pleasant painting experience. Lots of red mud around this lake! For bidding on Ebay CLICK HERE.

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FISHERMAN

I was traveling home today (which was a beautiful day) from a visit to one of my gallerys, and decided to take the scenic route along what we call the 'River Road'. It's a little winding road that follows the Roanoke River. There were fella's fishing along the entire length of the river. So it reminded me of a couple paintings I had done last year. This one called Fisherman is a little canoe with the fella making his way back after a morning of fishing on Smith Mtn. Lake. He was a little disgruntled because he had not caught very many. If you have a fisherman in your family maybe he would like something a bit different for a gift this year! Click HERE to bid.

Thanks for visiting and stop by again tomorrow-I will post another called 'Fishing on the New'

'LAKE VIEW'

A friend with a home on Smith Mountain Lake let me use her view for this painting. SML is here in the southwestern mountains of Virginia. "The Little Gallery is here on this lake. They have a fabulous little gallery crammed with a zillion beautiful objects. You can find some of my work there if you get to visit the lake. Their website gives you directions-www.thelittlegallery.com. Today has been the perfect spring day with warm breezes and lots of sunshine. This would have been a great day to visit the lake or go for a hike or fishing. Hope you had a beautiful day! If anyone reads this blog and wants to take a few minutes to leave me a comment, I would love to hear from you. Maybe like how your day was , where you live! Thanks for stumbling in and if you would like information about bidding for this painting, go to ebay by clicking here.

MOMENT BY A LAKE

This moment happened at a State Park Lake. There is a campground and a picnic area. This lady and her son had just finished their picnic lunch and he was ready for a nap. Don't you just love it when a baby is drifting off to sleep. Beautiful sunny day with lots of puffy clouds. So glad you could stop here and take a look at my blog. For purchase info click HERE. SOLD